Cycle 2 Week 6

What another great session we had yesterday! I know I keep saying that - but I truly mean it!

I think though that my FAVORITE part was presentations - and while not everyone shared jokes with us, and those were really great presentations too, the jokes were my hands-down favorite - just really funny, funny stuff! Its so good to laugh, no?

And on that topic, next week's suggested topic is:"Show-n-Tell Surprise!"

This one is always BIG fun! The kiddos bring something in a paper bag, describe it to their peers and see if anyone can guess what it is.

The skill we will be focusing on is Expression: Make you voice interesting by varying your tone and volume and using pauses to enhance your presentation.

We finished up our art unit today and I really loved the final projects - they really understand how to create depth and perspective in drawings now and how to utilize upside-down drawing, mirror imaging and abstract techniques in their drawings and when rendering. I'll be choosing their best pieces for the Christmas program display and then returning the others too you shortly.

So, on to what we covered yesterday and the resources....

New Grammar:

Timeline: India's Mauryan Empire to through John the Baptist (and you can go ahead to Jesus the Messiah if you like b/c of the break in  the song)
Song and hand motions from C3. (Log in to CC click link then select Timeline Videos on the right side)
https://www.classicalconversations.com/foundations-classical-learning-center

History:

Week 6: Tell me about the Renaissance (Timeline Card 83) Used the CC song along with motions described below During the Renaissance period, from 1350-1600, da Vinci was a famous inventor, Shakespeare was a famous playwright, Michelangelo was a famous artist, and Copernicus was a famous scientist. "
During the Renaissance period,	Right palm-in flat begins at stomach and turns palm-up and moves forward to rest palm-up on left palm. (Signifying rebirth)
1350-1600	Right hand motions to the right at 1350.  Left hand sweeps through middle space and motions to left. (students will mirror you and make this look right)
Da Vinci...inventor	D-hand transitions into a V-hand. L-hand begins at the temple and moves out away from the head.
Shakespeare.. playwright	Elbows in, fists clenched, shimmy and “shake” the upper body. then one hand makes a writing gesture on other hand, palm-up for playwright.
Michelangelo…artist	M-hand  then “paint” the ceiling
Copernicus…scientist	C-hand then One hand out holding an imaginary magnifying glass, studying other hand, palm-in.

English:

Possessive Pronouns 

Continuing with the Pronouns, but this week the Possessive Pronouns. And they add on to the tune from last week "The Chicken Dance" - We'll keep this going right through next week, week 7.  (email me if you'd like the mp3).

Latin:  

Verbs: 1st Conjugation Future Tense
This is week 2 for this conjugation.             

Sang along with song from C3 - also on  CC Audio Cd for Cycle 2
To the tune of "Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu, Halleluiah"

1st Conjugation Ending Future Tense      .
Person	Singular	Plural
1st	____bō  (I shall)	____bimus (we shall)
2nd	____bis  (you will)	____bitis (you will)
3rd	____bit  (he/she/it will)	____bunt (they will)

                        (Repeat)                                 

Math: 

Skip Counting the 11s and 12s
Sang along with CC Math tune "Ride a Cock Horse” for the 11s, while flapping your wings and "Michael Finnegan" for the 12s while marching along – be sure to twist on the “108”!

                                  Ride a Cock Horse                                   Michael Finnegan

11 – Flap Your Wings 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132

12s - March 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144

Science:

 Sing to “Father Abraham” and do hand motions as introducing them –Students point to them while singing and/or use hand motions (Kirstyn’s song)

What are six forms of pollution? Six forms of pollution are…

·         Noise	Cover ears and say “noise” very loud.
·         Air	Pinch your nose and say “air.”
·         Water	Make wave hand
·         Land	Hold out flat hand
·         Thermal	“Wipe sweat” off your forehead.
·         Radioactive	Bring hands together.  Drop them and open in an explosion.

Geography:

Introduce map, give students map and help them locate each city and label. 
Read story and have students point as I read. Trace outline of Europe on place mat.

Use Mountain Lion Picture and mark with chocolate chips

Monty the Mountain Lion wanted to climb some EUROPEAN MOUNTAINS. He started up the white peak of the URAL, and then jumped over to the CAUCASUS. He continued on his tour of the ALPS, and could see all the way to the CARPATHIANS to the northeast! He peered over to the PYRENEES to the southwest.

 

European Mountains   Locate:

·         Pyrenees

·         Alps

·         Carpathians

·         Caucasus

·         Ural

     

                        Trace/Draw the map.  

And that's it! So unless I see you at Ramsey's Farm, I'll see you all again next week :-)
Toodles!